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Town with a Jewish Past: The
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MEISLER SCHOOL:
a
private school located on Landhausgasse (General Mircescu)
Directions: When
entering the Landhausgasse from the Hauptstrasse and walking along
until the end of the street, one reaches the last building, which is
the corner house of Landhausgasse and Nikolausgasse. It was (is) a
plain, unadorned building, a rarity among the many proud Baroque
buildings of Czernowitz.
Note that in the photos below, the teachers Flora Singer, Rosa Hofer
and Lea Ehrenkranz are sisters (nee Kraemer); Frau Berta Meisler is
their aunt.
Please tell
us more about the teachers and the students that attended classes
here.
If you can, please contact the Museum at
postmaster@museumoffamilyhistory.com . |
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KINDERGARTEN,
1935-36:
BIRKENFELD, EVELYNE, Fourth
row from top, sixth from left
ENGLER, MIA, Top row, third from left
FEINGOLD, MARTHA
KOCH, LUCCA, Bottom row, third from left
LOEBL, JULIUS, Fourth row, far right
LOEBL, SAMI, Top row, far right
LIFSCHUETZ/LUEFSCHUETZ, ERIKA
ROSENBERG/ROSENBLATT, ARI
TRICHTER, HUGO
WEINER, ANNY
WEISSMAN, GRETE, Top row, fifth from left
WEISSMAN, ROSA
WENDER, JENNY, Top row, fourth from left
WESCHLER, ARMIN, Bottom row, far right
EHRENKRANZ, LEA (LEONORE), known as "Tante Lea"
LISSNER, MRS. (Gym, Ballet)
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FIRST GRADE, 1936-37:
GROSS,
BEA
FUHRMANN, KOBI, Bottom row, far left
HALUS, RADU
KOMMER, ADI
LACKNER, MIA
PERETZ, FREDY
RATHSPRECHNER, MARTHA
SCHUMMER, OSWALDA, Third row, center
SCHWARTZKOPF, FREDY
WEINER, RICHARD, Top row, second from right
ZWILLING, MATTHIAS
LOEWY, MR. (Class teacher), standing on left, second row
MEISLER, FRAU (Director/Owner), seated in fourth row,
center
**See Frau (Berta) Meisler's wedding photo by clicking
here.**
SINGER, FLORA (German), standing on right, second row
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SECOND GRADE,
1937-38:
GOTTESMAN,
MARGOT, Third row from top, fifth from right
HALUS, RADU, Bottom row, second from left
KOCH, LUCCA, Bottom row, fifth from left
SONNTAG, FRIEDEL: Second row from top, fourth from left
WEINER, RICHARD: Top row, second from right
WEISSMANN, ANNY, Third row, far right
WEISSMAN, GRETE, Bottom row, center
LOEWY, MR.
(Class teacher), Standing on left, second row
SINGER, FLORA (German), Standing on right, second row
HOFER, ROSA (French), Seated, third row, far left
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THIRD GRADE,
1938-39:
KOCH,
LUCCA, Bottom row, fourth from left
LIFSCHUETZ/LIFSCHITZ, ERIKA, Bottom row, fifth from left
ZWILLING, MATTHIAS, Top row, third from left
LOEWY, MR. (Class teacher), Standing, far left
MEISLER, FRAU (Director/Owner), seated, third row from
top, center
**See Frau (Berta)
Meisler's wedding photo by clicking
here.**
SINGER, Flora (German), Standing far right
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FOURTH GRADE,
1939-40:
BIRKENFELD,
EVELYNE: Fourth row from top, to left of Mr. Loewy
ENGLER,
MIA: Third row from top, second child from left
FUHRMANN,
ERWIN:
Bottom row, far right
GOLDSTEIN,
HARDY: Top row, sixth from left
GOTTESMANN,
MARGOT: Third row from top, third from left
GROSS, BEA: Third row from top, first child on left
HALUS, RADU: Bottom row, far left??
KATZ, MIRIAM: Fourth row from top, first child on left
KOCH, LUCCA: Bottom row, fourth from left
KOMMER, ADI: Second row from top, sixth from left
KOTZEN/COZENN, TILLY (CLOTHILDE): Fourth row from top, fourth from left
LACK(N)ER, MIA: Third row from top, fourth or fifth from left,
or
Fourth row, third child from left
LIFSCHUETZ/LIFSCHITZ, ERIKA: Bottom row, second from
left, or Fourth row, second from right, to left of Evelyne
Birkenfeld.
LOEBEL, JULIUS: Second row from top, far left
LOEBL, SAMI: Top row, fourth from left????
?, MIRCEA
PERETZ, ERICH: Top row, third from left
PERETZ, FREDY: Top row, fifth from left????
RATHSPRECHER, MARTHA: Third row from top, seventh from left
ROSENBLATT, ARI: Second row from top, far right
SCHUMMER, WALLY: Third row from top, fourth from left
SEMMEL, MIA: Third row from top, seventh from left
TRICHTER, HUGO: Second row from top, eighth from left
WEINER, ANNY: Fourth row from top, second child from left
WEINER, RICHARD: Top row, fourth from left
WEISSMAN, ANNY: Third row from top, fifth from left
WEISSMAN, GRETE: Third row from top, fifth from left
WEISSMAN, ROSA: Third row from top, sixth from left
WEISSMAN, SIGI: Second row from top, ninth from left
WESCHLER, ARMIN: Second row from top, fourth from left
WILDMANN, OTTO: Second row from top, second from left
ZWILLING, MATTHIAS: Second row from top, third from left
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(French), Seated, fourth row from top, far left
FUCHS, MR. (Math), Standing, far left
LOEWY, MR. (Class teacher), Fourth row, seated next to Frau
Meisler
MEISLER, FRAU (Director/Owner), Fourth row, seated next to Mr.
Loewy
**See Frau (Berta) Meisler's wedding photo by clicking
here.**
SINGER, FLORA (German), Third row from top, far right
TOMERUC/TUMURUC, MR.
(Drawing/Music), Top row, far right
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From Margot
Ringwald nee Gottesmann:
"The Meisler school was a private school, where much German was
taught, though
the main language was Rumanian according to the law. It was a very
good
school but had only four elementary classes, the children being from
ages six or seven to ten. After that, normally, the children went to
the "liceu" (Rumanian), i.e. high school. There were the first four
high school classes, and then the higher four classes before the
matriculation (baccalaureate)--then came the university. But there
were also other types of schools, e.g. professional, bookkeeping
schools, etc. The Meisler school was actually a Jewish school, but
not officially. We had a few non-Jewish pupils, and some of the
teachers were not Jewish. "
From Lucca Ginsburg nee Koch:
"Czernowitz then
was Rumania, but people spoke German mostly, so did we
children, German being our mother tongue. However, the school
language in Czernowitz was Rumanian for all subjects, except
for private schools like the Meisler, Elite and Komenius. We
were taught to read and write German, even Gothic script from
the age of six throughout all four years of grade school.
This was also true
for French. We had an excellent French teacher, and by the time we
finished grade school at the age of ten, all kids had a working
knowledge of French, and the more talented ones could really carry
on longer conversations.
Our bible teacher,
Mr. Lehr, took the trouble to write and publish a slim little
volume of bible stories, and by the age of ten, we knew basic
bible. I was very surprised when at a later age and talking to
other teenagers, I found out that they had no idea who Abraham
was, or Jitzchak, or Joseph. They knew nothing about Joseph and
how he was treated, or rather mistreated by his brothers!
In short, the
Meisler was a unique school which taught us discipline and the
right approach to study. In my case, when all the troubles started
with the beginning of World War II, it was the best and the
only preparation for life which from then on offered me only a
haphazard education."
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